EON Reality and IIA Partner and Open a Virtual Reality School in Laval, France

IRVINE, Calif., July 10, 2014 – EON Reality, the world’s leading provider of Virtual Reality software, systems, and applications, today announced the establishment of a Virtual Reality School in Laval, France, to create 66 jobs within three years and 150 jobs over the next five years. The school will complement the Edutainment focused Interactive Digital Center that is scheduled to open later this fall in Laval.

EON Reality will together with Institut d’Informatique Appliquée (IIA) start a new Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality training school in October this year. The school will deliver a comprehensive 9 months programme aimed at developing Laval’s workforce with interactive and 3D technology skills including coding, modeling, mobile applications, design and development.

From left: Yann Froger, Alexia Lavelle and Benoit Grandemange

Yann Froger, Managing Director of EON Reality in Laval stated, “In this city, there is a major reservoir, a melting pot, from which we will be able to develop and grow. It seems important, not to say essential, to take advantage of Laval’s higher education to build and grow the EON team.”

“There’s no targeted audience. We are looking for talented, creative personalities, whether in the field of development, web design or graphic design. Why not with experience, Diploma Bac + 3 to Bac + 4. With nearly 6 months internship in the company, we want to raise skills of young entrepreneurs and creative minds and in a sustainable manner offer them jobs at EON Reality, both in Laval and on the international arena,” emphasized Yann Froger.

The IIA’s President, Benoit Grandemange stated “This opportunity concretizes the direction taken by the school from its inception: to work with local businesses. Being a partner of EON Reality is a great asset to our school. Our students will benefit from Virtual and Augmented Reality and they will participate and work in projects for large high-tech companies.”

About IIAInstitut d’Informatique Appliquée (IIA) is a school of the CCI of the Mayenne which has 200 students. The BTS to the Bac + 5, the IIA offers training in line with the professional world. All graduates are recognized by the State and in the National Register of professional competences. For further information, visit www.iia-laval.fr

About EON RealityEON Reality is the world’s leading provider of Virtual Reality software, systems and applications. EON Reality provides state-of-the-art 3D display technology for immersive and stereoscopic viewing, from portable tablet PCs and glass free stereo display systems to curved-screen and immersive rooms consistinof multi-channel projection walls. The technology foundation for developing interactive digital content includes importing the most common 3D animation formats into EON’s authoring software and creating modules and applications that can be viewed on various display systems. EON’s technology solutions enable all organizations to more effectively visually communicate, collaborate and accelerate knowledge transfer. For further information, visit www.eonreality.com.